Topic: Jose Mujica

Uruguay to pay $513000 settlement in rights case

Bay News 9, Tampa Bay - 21 days ago
Uruguay's president has approved a $513,000 payment to Macarena Gelman, who was illegally adopted during the dictatorship after her mother was...

12 inmates die in Uruguay prison fire

AP News - 588 days ago
Deadly prison fire could boost efforts to resolve overcrowding, security in UruguayTwelve inmates burned to death in an overcrowded prison on Thursday, just as Uruguay's congress is debating a law to put the army in charge of prison security and relieve ...

Uruguay Year In Review 2009

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 590 days ago
The results gave the ruling Progressive Encounter-Broad Front (EP-FA) leftist coalition a majority in both houses of the parliament, but after narrowly failing to win 50% of the vote, the EP-FA's presidential candidate, Jose Mujica, was forced into a runoff election ...

Uruguay president's wealth: 23-year-old VW Beetle

AP News - 621 days ago
With no bank accounts, Uruguay's president says 23-year-old VW beetle is all he ownsUruguay's new president may be one of the world's poorest sitting leaders: Jose Mujica formally declared that his entire wealth amounts to a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle ...

Uruguay's new leader strengthens ties with Chavez

AP News - 679 days ago
<div id="subtitle">Venezuela's Chavez offers to help Uruguay expand oil refinery under agreements with new leader</div><div><p>Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered Wednesday to help Uruguay expand a refinery and supply it with crude oil.</p><p>Chavez ...

Uruguay inaugurates ex-rebel leader as president

AP News - 716 days ago
Uruguay inaugurates former guerrilla leader Jose Mujica as president A former guerrilla leader who won the trust of voters with his homespun manner and promises to govern as a conciliator became Uruguay's new president Monday." Mujica urged reconciliation between conservative Colombian ...

Clinton begins Latin American tour in Uruguay

AFP Global Edition - 717 days ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived on Monday at the start of a six-country Latin America tour that will include a brief visit to earthquake-devastated Chile.With her schedule thrown into flux by the 8.8 magnitude quake, the chief US ...

Clinton heading to Latin America after Chile quake

AP News - 717 days ago
Chile's earthquake, Iran's nuclear program top Hillary Clinton's agenda on Latin America trip Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile while she also tries ...

Maradona wanted for anti-drug campaign

AP News - 750 days ago
Uruguay president-elect Jose Mujica wants Diego Maradona to work on anti-drug campaignPresident-elect Jose Mujica of Uruguay wants Digeo Maradona to work on an anti-drug campaign.Mujica said in Tuesday's edition of El Observador newspaper that Maradona's struggles with his own ...

Ex-guerrilla easily wins Uruguay presidency

AP News - 807 days ago
Socialist former guerrilla leader wins Uruguay presidency by 53-43 percent marginPresident-elect Jose Mujica retreated to his flower farm and shunned the spotlight on Monday, saying that dumping more talk on Uruguayans after a speech-filled campaign " "Congratulations poured in from across Latin America ...